The 15-year-old girl found unconscious inside of a lobby in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx yesterday was strangled, the New York Timesreports.

Police officers found Destiny Sanchez inside the lobby of 640 Barretto Street shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Friday. The Office of the New York City Medical Examiner has determined the teen was strangled, police said.

Officials have said her death will be classified as a homicide. Investigation into Sanchez’s death is ongoing.